Gints Freimanis

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gints Freimanis

| image = Gints Freimanis 2016.JPG

| upright = 1.1

| full_name =

| caption = Freimanis playing for Jelgava in 2016

| birth_date = {{birth date|1985|5|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Saldus, Latvian SSR, USSR

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|6|6|1985|5|9|df=y}}

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Right-back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Viola[http://www.jelgavniekiem.lv/?act=10&art=14930 FK «Jelgava» atgriežas Gints Freimanis], jelgavniekiem.lv, 7 January 2010

| years1 = 2005

| clubs1 = Ventspils

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2006

| clubs2 = Dižvanagi

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2006–2007

| clubs3 = Jelgava

| caps3 = 20

| goals3 = 11

| years4 = 2007

| clubs4 = Jūrmala

| caps4 = 16

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2008

| clubs5 = Rīga

| caps5 = 13

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2009

| clubs6 = St Patrick's Athletic

| caps6 = 2

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2010–2011

| clubs7 = Jelgava

| caps7 = 28

| goals7 = 1

| clubs8 = Pommern Greifswald

| years8 = 2012

| caps8 = 24

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2013–2018

| clubs9 = Jelgava

| caps9 = 110

| goals9 = 2

| years10 = 2018–2020

| clubs10 = Spartaks Jūrmala

| caps10 = 51

| goals10 = 2

| years11 = 2020–2022

| clubs11 = Leevon Saldus

| caps11 = 34

| goals11 = 1

| totalcaps = 310

| totalgoals = 21

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2018

| nationalteam1 = Latvia

| nationalcaps1 = 13

| nationalgoals1 = 1

}}

Gints Freimanis (9 May 1985 – 6 June 2023) was a Latvian professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Club career

Freimanis joined Leevon Saldus in 2020.[https://sportacentrs.com/futbols/1_liga/15032020-freimanis_pievienojas_pirmas_ligas_jaunpi Freimanis pievienojas pirmās līgas jaunpienācējai no dzimtā Saldus], sportacentrs.com, 15 March 2020

International career

Freimanis first call-up to the senior Latvia national team squad came in May 2014{{cite web|url=http://arhivs.lff.lv/index.php/lv/latvijasizlases/nacionala/baltijaskauss/2014/komandas/latvija/gintsfreimanis/ |title=LFF: Izlasē iekļauts Gints Freimanis |publisher=Arhivs.lff.lv |date= |accessdate=15 January 2017}} for the 2014 Baltic Cup, making his national team debut as a 94th-minute substitute in the final game against Lithuania, helping Latvia to win the trophy by a 1–0 scoreline.{{fact|date=April 2022}}

Illness and death

Freimanis was diagnosed with skin cancer in October 2021.{{Cite web |date=6 June 2023 |title=В возрасте 38 лет скончался бывший футболист сборной Латвии |url=https://rus.tvnet.lv/7790085/v-vozraste-38-let-skonchalsya-byvshiy-futbolist-sbornoy-latvii |access-date=6 June 2023 |website=Футбол |language=ru}} He died on 6 June 2023, at the age of 38.

Career statistics

:Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Freimanis goal.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/55663/Gints_Freimanis.html|title=Freimanis, Gints|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=1 September 2017}}

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Gints Freimanis
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
style="text-align:center"\|1	31 August 2017	Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary	{{fb\|HUN}}	style="text-align:center"\|1–2	style="text-align:center"\|1–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Gints Freimanis

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

style="text-align:center"|1

31 August 2017

Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary

style="text-align:center"|1–2

style="text-align:center"|1–3

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

FK Jelgava

Latvian Football Cup: 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16

Latvia

Baltic Cup: 2014, 2016

Individual

Best defender of 2016 Latvian Higher League{{cite web|url=http://lff.lv/lv/zinas/lff/krasna-lff-laureatu-vakara-sveikti-gada-labakie-latvijas-futbola |title=Krāšņā LFF Laureātu vakarā sveikti gada labākie Latvijas futbolā - Latvijas Futbola federācija |publisher=Lff.lv |date= |accessdate=15 January 2017}}